Some herpetologists consider kinking a response to feeling threatened. Others have reported it occurring without apparent ...

The Everglades are the most snake-infested area in the state, primarily due to the invasive non-native species, the Burmese ...

One need only to check Facebook or a neighborhood email list to see a juvenile rat snake, water snake or hognose snake, all nonvenomous species, be mistaken for a venomous copperhead. The copperhead ...

Eastern hognose snakes can be found in woodland and coastal areas with sandy soil. Racer. The racer, ... Rat snakes feed on bird eggs, frogs, rodents, amphibians, and young birds.

Hognose snakes, native to parts of the Americas, are known for their unique snout and dramatic defence tactics. They puff up, hiss, and sometimes play dead when threatened.

Plains hognose snake. ... Western rat snake. Characteristics: Western rat snakes are among the largest snakes in Iowa, reaching 4 to 6 feet in length. The longest recorded was 8 feet 7 inches.

An Eastern Hognose snake emerged out of the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, April 26 Roxy Flanagan One woman’s beach trip went viral after she documented a huge snake slithering on the Ocean City ...

The video, which went viral with more than 4,000 shares on Facebook, shows what appears to be an eastern hognose snake gliding across the sand and in the ocean.

Q. In a recent column you said bushmasters are the largest pit vipers in the world. I was told pit vipers have vertical ...